Palimpsest Worlds

Organizer: Cyprus Presidency - Council of the European Union, Deputy Ministry of Culture
Admission Status: With Invitation Only 

Visual Arts

Exhibition

At the opening, flutist Eva Stavrou will perform her composition Breaths of the Mediterranean. 

The visual art exhibition Palimpsest Worlds part of the Cultural Programme of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, serves as an artistic metaphor for European identity itself: a coexistence of many voices, histories and cultures sharing a common present. It is a parallel, interactive journey through time and history, bridging the old with the new, the past with the contemporary. An artistic reality and at the same time an open narrative, constantly revised and generating new syntheses. The exhibition does not simply focus on the values of collective memory through rewriting; it also functions as an artistic commentary on cultural diversity and on the dialogue between traditions and contemporary creation.  

Artist Toula Liasi, in collaboration with the 4ELEGY Project (Elena Parouti and Irene Stavrou), explores the concept of the palimpsest by creating multiple layers in which history and the past remain visible and in continuous dialogue with the present. At the same time, Eva Stavrou’s music acts as a sonic bridge, enriching and enhancing the exhibition’s multilayered visual result. As a team as well as individual creators with distinct voices, the participants believe that art can highlight different aspects of Cypriot history, thereby showcasing their rich cultural identity. 

Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 12:00-17:00
Opening: Thursday 26 March 2026, 18:00

The event is carried out within the framework of the Programme “Events at Embassies of the Republic of Cyprus abroad”, in the context of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026.